Name: Andhra Vegetable Pulav
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Fine quality basamati rice (Dawat); 15 nos Dried soya chunks (soak in water for 5 mins and squeeze them to drain water); 2 - Ghee; 1 - Oil; 10 - Cashewnuts; 3 - Mace (Jathipathri); 4 - Martimuga; 2 - Star anise; 2-3 Bay leaves (Vazhana/Karuga ela); 2 nos Onions (finely sliced, big); 9 - Green chillies (slit length wise); 1 cup Mixed vegetables (Beans, Green peas, Carrots, Potatoes, chopped); 2 tsp Salt; 3 tbsp Mint leaves; 2 tbsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); 1 tbsp Shahjeera; 1 tbsp Fennel seeds (Perinjeerakam); 3 tbsp Coriander; 2 tbsp Poppy seeds (Khashakhasha); 12 nos Cloves (Grambu); 9 nos Cinnamon sticks (Karugapatta); 7 nos Cardamom (Elakka); Nutmeg (A small piece, Jathikka); 1 cup Grated coconut; Ginger (A medium piece); 20 nos Garlic pods

Andhra Vegetable Pulav

Rice cooked with coconut milk, soya chunks and vegetables

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Andhra

Servings people

Ingredients

For Frying initially:-

2 cups Fine quality basamati rice Dawat
15 nos Dried soya chunks soak in water for 5 mins and squeeze them to drain water
2 - Ghee
1 - Oil
10 - Cashewnuts
3 - Mace Jathipathri
4 - Martimuga
2 - Star anise
2-3 Bay leaves Vazhana/Karuga ela
2 nos Onions finely sliced, big
9 - Green chillies slit length wise
1 cup Mixed vegetables Beans, Green peas, Carrots, Potatoes, chopped
2 tsp Salt
3 tbsp Mint leaves

For masala paste:-

2 tbsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
1 tbsp Shahjeera
1 tbsp Fennel seeds Perinjeerakam
3 tbsp Coriander
2 tbsp Poppy seeds Khashakhasha
12 nos Cloves Grambu
9 nos Cinnamon sticks Karugapatta
7 nos Cardamom Elakka
Nutmeg A small piece, Jathikka
1 cup Grated coconut
Ginger A medium piece
20 nos Garlic pods

Instructions

Grind all the ingredients mentioned under the above masala paste.
Grind the grated coconut and mix with masala paste.
Filter the coconut and masala mix, to free the dregs and keep aside the filtered coconut & masala milk.
Heat ghee and oil in a heavy bottomed vessel.
Add cashew nuts, martimuga, mace, star anise, bay leaves, cloves, cardamon, cinnamon sticks, soya chunks, sliced onions, green chillies, and chopped mixed vegetables.
Fry them on medium heat and let them cook.
Add salt and keep covered for 3 mins.
Add 4 cups of coconut & masala milk, diluted with water, (exact measure of 2 cups for each cup of rice) along with turmeric powder, and let the contents boil on a high flame.
Add basmati rice and mint leaves and mix well.
Add salt, if required, at this stage.
Reduce heat to sim and let the rice cook while the vessel is covered with lid.
:- Serve with raita, vegetable curry or chicken curry. :- The above spices measure can be categorised as medium spice. You can increase the use of cinnamon cloves, pepper if you want a spicer pulao. I have used less spice to suit my toddler¦s palate.

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Andhra Vegetable Pulav